What Makes You Beautiful

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1. Beauty patches made of silk or velvet were a popular face adornment in the 17th and 18th centuries. What blemish were they often used to cover? Broken veins Smallpox scars Moles Bad teeth

2. Queen Elizabeth I was much admired by many of her subjects, who wanted to emulate her. They used a mixture of quicklime, lead, sulphur and water to achieve what? Red hair White teeth Pale skin Smooth hands

3. White teeth were a sign of beauty in the Roman Empire. What did they use to keep their teeth white and their breath fresh? Human urine Cow dung Snail ooze Bamboo

4. From the 15th through to the end of the 18th centuries a pale complexion was much desired. What did women, and some men, use on their face to achieve this look? Quicklime paste Chalk White lead Powdered asbestos

5. The Chinese believed that a certain part of the body needed to be very small to be beautiful. Which part? Waist Feet Hips Wrists

6. The women of the Karen tribe, who live on the Thailand/Burma border, are noted for stretching which part of their anatomy until it appears abnormally long? Toes Fingers Neck Legs

7. In the Regency period fashionable young men of the time became obsessed with creating a perfectly tied what? Cravat Bow on their wig Waist sash Knot on their knee breeches

8. You never know what is lurking in your facial. Originally used in Japan by Geishas, which bird's droppings are used in facials to lighten the skin? Magpie Cuckoo Nightingale Heron

9. Facial piercing first became popular in western culture during the hippie period of the 1960s, but it is far older than that. Which form of facial piercing is mentioned in the Bible? Lip Nose Eyebrow Earlobe

10. Baldness has always bothered men. What did the ancient Greeks and Romans slather on their heads to promote hair growth? Crocodile droppings A decomposing rat The brain of a dead animal Rancid animal fat